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🌿A romantic heartbeat hidden in history💓|Witness of love under a century-old red brick wall

#Valentine'sDay2025 Tucked away in a corner of the city, the Jao Tsung-I Academy stands like an unfading pearl. Its emerald green tiles, red bricks, and century-old camphor trees interweave a poetic tapestry of time. Once a hospital and quarantine station, it's now a cultural oasis, its every step embracing the pulse of history. It's also become a hidden gem for a Valentine's Day escape. 🌳 Walking hand in hand along the bamboo-lined path, sunlight filtering through the leaves, casting a golden glow, even the breath seems tinged with tenderness. Within the Grade III historic complex, the mottled brick walls bear witness to the passage of time. Will our shared presence, side by side, also become a story for the next century? 💞 Sit quietly by the "Skylight and Cloud Shadows" pond in the afternoon, watching the koi carp swimming leisurely create ripples in the water—a moment of silence that speaks volumes. I love the "Art Tea Room" at dusk, leaning against the window with a hand-brewed coffee in hand, watching the sunset paint the red bricks a honeyed hue. There's no extravagant love confession here, but the warmth of old Hong Kong flows through the cracks in the brickwork—love, like the restoration of a historic monument, requires a careful scrutiny of every crack and a cherishing of every moment. 🕰️ On Valentine's Day, why not escape into this time capsule and explore Jao Tsung-I's calligraphy and paintings in the Cultural Center Exhibition Hall? The ink wash evokes the oriental romance of "holding hands." As night falls and lanterns light up from the eaves, who says history can't brew the sweetness of love? The park features the Cui Ya Shan Fang heritage hotel. I personally recommend booking a classic suite so that the moonlight can bear witness to your whispers over a century. 🌙 🚇 Transportation: MTR Mei Foo Station, Exit B, approximately an 8-minute walk along Castle Peak Road | ⏰Opening Hours: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM (some exhibition halls closed on Mondays) #JaoTsung-IAcademy#Valentine's Day Secrets#A Century of Love Witness#Hong KongCulturalJourney#Promise Beneath the Red Brick Wall#SlowLifeTime
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Posted: Feb 14, 2025
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